Boys basketball | Chicago Tribune All-State third team

Proviso East's Sterling Brown is a member of the Tribune's All-State third team.

Proviso East's Sterling Brown is a member of the Tribune's All-State third team. (Warren Skalski, Chicago Tribune)

Mike HelfgotSpecial to the Tribune

Rashaun Stimage

High school: Farragut.

Class: Senior.

College: Undecided.

Position: Forward.

Height: 6-7.

Team highlights: With Stimage as its only well-known player, Farragut went 7-2 and earned a share of the title in arguably the state's toughest league, the Public League Red-West.

Individual highlights: Much-improved on the offensive end, he averaged roughly 20 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks. He had a triple-double (16 points, 12 rebounds, 13 blocks) in a 59-53 victory over 3A semifinalist Hillcrest and held his own against Steve Taylor and Jabari Parker in a 50-43 loss to Simeon.

Milton Doyle

High school: Marshall.

Class: Senior.

College: Florida International.

Position: Guard/forward.

Height: 6-4.

Team highlights: Won a share of the Public League Red-West as well as regional and sectional titles before bowing to 3A runner-up North Chicago in a supersectional.

Individual highlights: He missed his junior year with a wrist injury, allowing FIU coach Isiah Thomas to swoop in and sign him before word of his ability got out. A fierce competitor, Doyle averaged roughly 19 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals.

Billy Garrett Jr.

High school: Morgan Park.

Class: Junior.

College: DePaul.

Position: Guard.

Height: 6-4.

Team highlights: Won a regional title and reached a sectional final and the semifinals of the Proviso West tournament. Defeated 3A runner-up North Chicago 76-71 on Feb. 19.

Individual highlights: The lone reliable scorer on a team full of athletic young players, Garrett averaged 25.2 points and gave Morgan Park a chance to win any given game. Few players this season had a better feel for the game.

Sterling Brown

High school: Proviso East.

Class: Junior.

College: Undecided.

Position: Forward.

Height: 6-4.

Team highlights: The Pirates won their first 32 games and were five points ahead three quarters through game 33 before Simeon rallied in the 4A final.

Individual highlights: With so many talented perimeter players, Brown sacrificed his game for the good of the team most of the season before shining brightly in the state final. Pitted against Jabari Parker, he had a game-high 25 points in the 50-48 loss to Simeon.

Tony Hicks

High school: St. Rita.

Class: Senior.

College: Pennsylvania.

Position: Guard.

Height: 6-2.

Team highlights: Tied St. Ignatius atop the Catholic League North standings with an 8-2 record. Swept its two games with rival De La Salle.

Individual highlights: Opened the season with 38 points in a victory over Lake Forest Academy and followed with 31 against De La Salle in Game 2. Averaged 26 points while shooting 49 percent from the field and 44 percent on 3-pointers.